Traces the development of Eastern European countries, showing their struggle to overcome the legacy of underdevelopment and dependence left by the Turks and the Hapsburgs. “This concise, sprightly work considers some of the common historical traditions in the political awakening of Eastern Europe since the eighteenth century. . . . Informed and thought-provoking.” --Library Journal

EcopopulismToxic Waste and the Movement for Environmental JusticeAndrew Szasz1994 Spring

This book reconstructs the growth of a powerful movement around the question of toxic waste, following the issue as it moves from the world of "official" policymaking in Washington, onto the nation's television screens and into popular consciousness, and then into America's neighborhoods, spurring the formation of thousands of local, community-based groups. Szasz shows how, in less than a decade, a rich infrastructure of more permanent social organizations emerged from this movement, expanding its focus to include issues like municipal waste, military toxics, and pesticides. In its success, Szasz suggests, this movement may even prove to be the vehicle for reinvigorating progressive politics in the United States.

Striding exuberantly into the 21st century, Bob Cary recounts memorable experiences of the 20th century: fun-filled boyhood escapades during the Depression, anecdotes from the war years, tales of guiding dignitaries in the BWCAW, verbal snapshots of intriguing friends and neighbors up north, reflections on becoming a bridegroom in his seventies.

In the first comprehensive book in English about the Greek philosopher, Professor DeWitt relates the existing data on Epicurus’ life to the development of his doctrine. The result challenges traditional theories and interpretations of Epicurean philosophy.